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Supreme Court Case: Griswold v. Connecticut As you view the videos, note the key points as they relate to the overall case. VIDEO CLIP: The Legal Background of Griswold v. Connecticut (Links to an external site.) (3:02)  Explain the Connecticut law that the Griswold v. Connecticut case centered around. The right to privacy. Any person who uses any drug for the purpose of preventing conception shall be fined not less than 5o dollars or imprisoned not less than 60 days nor more than one year or be both fined and imprisoned.  How did other previous cases impact the ruling the Griswold case? There were 2 cases before that argued that a patient’s life was at stake and the other one was that they wanted declaratory judgment that the law could be forced against them. VIDEO CLIP: Griswold v. Connecticut as a Test Case for Birth Control Laws (Links to an external site.) (4:52)  What role did Planned Parenthood play in Griswold v. Connecticut? They were important in figuring out that once the supreme court dismissed the appeal because the lack of prosecution it was planned parenthood that set up a clinic so that the director could get arrested so they can test the law.

 Why was the clinic set up in Connecticut? For education purposes and and to lobby the legislator. There was one In new New Haven the clinic that started prescribing contraceptives.  What arguments do Dr. Lee Buxton and Estelle Griswold make? Buxton wants to take care of patients but the law is preventing him from taking care of the and wants something done about it. Griswold says that the law in unenforceable which even if the police were everywhere they could not prove anything. VIDEO CLIP: Societal Factors in Griswold v. Connecticut (Links to an external site.) (2:11  What were the arguments for the Connecticut birth control ban? Because it was immoral and was compared to other immoral acts like prostitution  How were these arguments representative of the culture at the time?  Birth Control, Abortion, Prostitution, Morality, Contraception, The arguments were rooted in religious beliefs. VIDEO  Explain the Constitutional arguments that Fowler Harper makes?

CLIP: Constitutiona l Arguments in Griswold v. Connecticut (Links to an external site.) (4:30) Due process laws ,the law prevents him from practicing his profession, and freedom of speech. When the law reaches into the bedroom and prevents the wife and husband doing what they want to do which seems to be an invasion on liberty.  What is the rational basis test? They ask questions as to if a law is constitutional. Like if it has a race distinction or if it touches a fundamental right.  Why was it important for Griswold's argument for the court to interpret the right to privacy as a "fundamental right?" So that the court will take a good look at it and deem it to be unconstitutional for such a law to be in place.  How does this case relate to the balance between individuals' right to privacy and a state's power to make laws that govern health, safety, welfare and morals? The case makes it so the states powers to make a law don’t interfere with a persons right to privacy as well as making sure a law doesn’t prevent them from seeking the proper medical attention that they need. VIDEO CLIP: The Decision in Griswold v. Connecticut (Links to an external site.) (4:55)  How did the Supreme Court rule in Griswold v. Connecticut? 7 to 2 vote for the majority in favor of griswold  Explain how this case extended the right to privacy. Allowing the police to search sacred precincts of marital bedrooms for the use of

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